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Helping Hands Health and Wellnesscenter

EIN 20-5937457 · Columbus, OH

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthGood84 out of 100GovernanceStrong91 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

PROVIDE FAITH BASED MEDICAL CARE.

Income
$448,183
Spending
$509,245
Spent on programs
70%
Reserves
17.9 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 65%
Employees
8
Volunteers
75

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Good: 84 out of 100. Higher than 58% of charities in its peer group (health care, $250k to $1m).

  • Reserves

    35 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 17.9 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 2% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    4 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 14% of income.

  • Income trend

    10 of 15

    Income fell 6% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    70% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 5 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Strong: 91 out of 100. Higher than 72% of charities in its peer group (health care, $250k to $1m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    11 of 11 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    7 of 7

    Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Independent check of accounts

    6 of 15

    Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Impact evidence

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (1)
  1. $357,873 spent. THE MISSION OF HELPING HANDS HEALTH & WELLNESS CENTER (HHHWC) IS TO BE THE CARING HANDS OF JESUS BY PROVIDING MEDICAL CARE, HEALTH EDUCATION, COUNSELING, AND SOCIAL SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED. HHHWC IS A FAITH- BASED FREE MEDICAL CLINIC THAT PROVIDES FAMILY MEDICINE AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO MEDICALLY UNINSURED AND UNDERINSURED ADULTS WITH HOUSEHOLD INCOMES AT OR BELOW 400 PERCENT OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY GUIDELINES. IN 2025, HELPING HANDS HEALTH & WELLNESS CENTER EXPERIENCED CONTINUED AND SIGNIFICANT GROWTH IN BOTH PATIENT VOLUME AND SERVICES PROVIDED. COMPARED TO 2024, THE CLINIC AGAIN DOUBLED THE NUMBER OF SERVICES DELIVERED. FROM 2023 THROUGH 2025, TOTAL SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE CLINIC INCREASED MORE THAN FOURFOLD. THIS GROWTH REFLECTS THE CLINICS ONGOING COMMITMENT TO EXPANDING ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY, HOLISTIC CARE FOR MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED ADULTS. IN 2025, HHHWC SERVED 1,058 INDIVIDUAL PATIENTS THROUGH 1,480 CLINIC VISITS AND PROVIDED A TOTAL OF 15,063 SERVICES. GROWTH WAS ACHIEVED BY EXPANDING EXISTING PROGRAMS AND ADDING NEW ON-SITE SERVICES. THESE EFFORTS INCLUDED INCREASING ACCESS TO FREE MEDICATIONS DISPENSED ON SITE, DISTRIBUTING FIT KITS FOR COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENING, EXPANDING LABORATORY SERVICES SUCH AS ON-SITE A1C TESTING FOR DIABETIC PATIENTS, AND PROVIDING CHRONIC CONDITION KITS TO SUPPORT DISEASE MANAGEMENT AND PATIENT EDUCATION. HHHWC PRIMARILY SERVES INDIVIDUALS WHO LACK ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE HEALTHCARE. IN 2025, 91% OF PATIENTS WERE UNINSURED AND 9% WERE UNDERINSURED, CONSISTENT WITH PRIOR YEARS. THE CLINIC SERVED 1,058 PATIENTS DURING THE YEAR, INCLUDING 299 FIRST-TIME PATIENTS. MOST PATIENTS LEARNED ABOUT THE CLINIC THROUGH WORD OF MOUTH. AS IN PREVIOUS YEARS, THE PATIENT POPULATION WAS PREDOMINANTLY FEMALE, WITH 64 PERCENT IDENTIFYING AS WOMEN AND 36 PERCENT IDENTIFYING AS MEN. PATIENTS SERVED BY HHHWC REPRESENT A WIDE RANGE OF ADULT AGE GROUPS. IN 2025, 12 PERCENT OF CLINIC VISITS WERE FROM PATIENTS AGES 1829, 16 PERCENT FROM AGES 3039, 21 PERCENT FROM AGES 4049, 22 PERCENT FROM AGES 5059, 22 PERCENT FROM AGES 6064, AND 8 PERCENT FROM PATIENTS AGE 65 AND OLDER. THESE FIGURES ARE CONSISTENT WITH PRIOR YEARS AND DEMONSTRATE THAT ADULTS ACROSS ALL AGE GROUPS RELY ON THE CLINIC FOR CARE. THE CLINIC DOES NOT IMPOSE GEOGRAPHIC RESTRICTIONS ON WHO IT SERVES AND PROVIDES CARE TO ANY. THE MISSION OF HELPING HANDS HEALTH & WELLNESS CENTER (HHHWC) IS TO BE THE CARING HANDS OF JESUS BY PROVIDING MEDICAL CARE, HEALTH EDUCATION, COUNSELING, AND SOCIAL SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED. HHHWC IS A FAITH- BASED FREE MEDICAL CLINIC THAT PROVIDES FAMILY MEDICINE AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO MEDICALLY UNINSURED AND UNDERINSURED ADULTS WITH HOUSEHOLD INCOMES AT OR BELOW 400 PERCENT OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY GUIDELINES. IN 2025, HELPING HANDS HEALTH & WELLNESS CENTER EXPERIENCED CONTINUED AND SIGNIFICANT GROWTH IN BOTH PATIENT VOLUME AND SERVICES PROVIDED. COMPARED TO 2024, THE CLINIC AGAIN DOUBLED THE NUMBER OF SERVICES DELIVERED. FROM 2023 THROUGH 2025, TOTAL SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE CLINIC INCREASED MORE THAN FOURFOLD. THIS GROWTH REFLECTS THE CLINICS ONGOING COMMITMENT TO EXPANDING ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY, HOLISTIC CARE FOR MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED ADULTS. IN 2025, HHHWC SERVED 1,058 INDIVIDUAL PATIENTS THROUGH 1,480 CLINIC VISITS AND PROVIDED A TOTAL OF 15,063 SERVICES. GROWTH WAS ACHIEVED BY EXPANDING EXISTING PROGRAMS AND ADDING NEW ON-SITE SERVICES. THESE EFFORTS INCLUDED INCREASING ACCESS TO FREE MEDICATIONS DISPENSED ON SITE, DISTRIBUTING FIT KITS FOR COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENING, EXPANDING LABORATORY SERVICES SUCH AS ON-SITE A1C TESTING FOR DIABETIC PATIENTS, AND PROVIDING CHRONIC CONDITION KITS TO SUPPORT DISEASE MANAGEMENT AND PATIENT EDUCATION. HHHWC PRIMARILY SERVES INDIVIDUALS WHO LACK ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE HEALTHCARE. IN 2025, 91% OF PATIENTS WERE UNINSURED AND 9% WERE UNDERINSURED, CONSISTENT WITH PRIOR YEARS. THE CLINIC SERVED 1,058 PATIENTS DURING THE YEAR, INCLUDING 299 FIRST-TIME PATIENTS. MOST PATIENTS LEARNED ABOUT THE CLINIC THROUGH WORD OF MOUTH. AS IN PREVIOUS YEARS, THE PATIENT POPULATION WAS PREDOMINANTLY FEMALE, WITH 64 PERCENT IDENTIFYING AS WOMEN AND 36 PERCENT IDENTIFYING AS MEN. PATIENTS SERVED BY HHHWC REPRESENT A WIDE RANGE OF ADULT AGE GROUPS. IN 2025, 12 PERCENT OF CLINIC VISITS WERE FROM PATIENTS AGES 1829, 16 PERCENT FROM AGES 3039, 21 PERCENT FROM AGES 4049, 22 PERCENT FROM AGES 5059, 22 PERCENT FROM AGES 6064, AND 8 PERCENT FROM PATIENTS AGE 65 AND OLDER. THESE FIGURES ARE CONSISTENT WITH PRIOR YEARS AND DEMONSTRATE THAT ADULTS ACROSS ALL AGE GROUPS RELY ON THE CLINIC FOR CARE. THE CLINIC DOES NOT IMPOSE GEOGRAPHIC RESTRICTIONS ON WHO IT SERVES AND PROVIDES CARE TO ANY.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.

    Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  2. Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.

    Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.

    Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.

  3. Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.

    On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.

    Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since May 2007.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.

    Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.

    Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.

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